COLUMBUS — Convicted murderer William T. Montgomery has been spared from Ohio’s lethal injection gurney. Without comment, Gov. John Kasich on Monday commuted Montgomery’s death sentence to life in prison without possibility of parole, agreeing with the 6-4 recommendation of the Ohio Parole Board on March 16. Read the full story here
Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: The parole board’s good reasons for advising clemency
The Ohio Parole Board reached the right conclusion last week in recommending that John Kasich commute the death sentence of William Montgomery. Next, the governor should concur with more fitting sentence of life without parole. Too much doubt surrounds this case for the state to go forward with the execution, currently scheduled for April 11. […]
Jack Sullivan: Gov. Kasich, heed Ohio Parole Board and don’t execute William Montgomery (Opinion)
FINDLAY, Ohio — The families of murder victims deserve the truth about what happened to our loved ones. We want the offenders punished, but we certainly don’t want the wrong persons held accountable. Unless Gov. John Kasich acts on the recommendation of the Ohio Parole Boardto not execute William Montgomery, that horrifically unfortunate scenario could become […]